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I would think that alone would make you want to make sure the UFL fails.

So the Pelosi's are bad people till it benefits you? Sounds hypocritical to me.

Typical of Leavenworth Street Blog! Make fun of Omaha/liberals/Dems and poke fun of spending for a stadium, Talk about how bad that Rosenblatt's going away. Yet as soon as it benefits you – sell your soul to get in on that action. Forgetting how much you preach against it.

Do you hate Santa Clause till it's Christmas too?

I bet the UFL is going to love political rants on their YouTube page – it'll reflect nicely on our city, people of this city and those who don't have an agenda to push but want to just watch football in Omaha.

Make sure you get the chant right for the game. It's "We hate Pelosi … even though he made this game happen."

Count me in as one who actually doesn't hate Nancy Pelosi. Sure, I can't stand her politics and would like nothing more than to see her kicked out of office…hard…but to say I hate her? That's a bit strong. Why, I bet if she weren't a political figure, I'd have absolutely no problem at all with her!

So as a result, folks like me, who dislike Pelosi's politics, could give a s*** less what her husband does to make a living. He's not a politician, and he's not imposing laws on us.

My only question about the Nighthawks is this…how long will Maurice Clarett last? As a Denver Bronco fan who watched Shanahan take a disastrous gamble on him, I have to wonder how long it will be before Clarett decides he needs to 'get his goose on'.

"Politics and football go together because the last thing George said to me, 'Rock,' he said, 'sometime when the team is up against it and the breaks are beating the boys, tell them to go out there with all they've got and win just one for the Gipper."

One of the greatest Presidents asks you to go win one for the Gipper, what are you going to do?

The story of the "win one for the gipper":

Here's the movie trailer:

A really cool compilation of great movie quotes that includes the win one for the gipper quote:

My apologies for not including the UFL in this. Perhaps the team could come up with their own version of "win one for the gipper".

This ad shows why politics and football go together because the fans are like the public. The players/coaches are like the politicians. The public, like the fans, blend in to society. We are the cheerleaders and the ones who really keep everything working even though we aren't the ones who need/get the glory. The coaches/players are like the politicians. The ones who think they run everything and everything would collapse if they weren't doing their jobs. They need the glory, but they don't realize that without the fans, there would be no football, without the public, there would be no politicians.